What did the people do before plastic bags were made?

During this interview, we find out what it was like in a life before plastic. ... Remember that there were no plastic straws to drink through or plastic bags to carry things in. Plastic .... One Brown Planet is a group of like-minded people raising awareness and trying to make a difference for our environment. read more

Cloth bags, paper and baskets were used, disposable bags had the benefit of not needing to be returned and as previous posters said, could be disposed off holding the rest of the trash, which was mostly organic and could be put on a compost heap. read more

"All of the plastic!" she exclaimed."It was out of control - and it was almost all food packaging!" If I think hard, I can remember a time before the mass use of plastic. Meat from the butchers was wrapped in brown paper, milk came in cardboard cartons, and everything went into a paper bag at the checkout. read more